特约作者们都是拉美和加勒比地区博物馆运动的先驱。他们中的许多人在业界已经很知名。由于他们在本地、区域、国际博物馆策展、管理和交换,或国家遗产保护政策的制定和执行方面所发挥的作用,《博物馆》邀请每位专家介绍拉丁美洲和加勒比地区博物馆的发展现状。考虑到即将于1982年7月26日—8月5日在墨西哥城召开的世界文化政策大会,我们邀请这些作者探讨博物馆存在的问题,特别着重于 Contributing authors are pioneers in the Museum Movement in Latin America and the Caribbean. Many of them are well-known in the industry. As a result of their role in curating, managing and exchanging local, regional and international museums or developing and implementing national heritage protection policies, the Museum invites each expert to present the state of the art in museums in Latin America and the Caribbean. Taking into account the forthcoming World Cultural Policy Congress to be held in Mexico City from July 26 to August 5, 1982, we invite these authors to explore the problems in the museum, with special emphasis on